Truck Shuts Down Bridge in New York City After Catching Fire, Exploding

A fiery truck explosion closed a busy New York City bridge on Sunday evening, stopping traffic between Manhattan and the borough of Queens for several hours.

An oxygen tank in the back of the truck exploded after the vehicle's engine caught fire, causing the truck to burst into flames near the Manhattan entrance ramp of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge just before 7 p.m.

No injuries were reported, but traffic was backed up for hours as Queens-bound drivers were stuck on the bridge's upper and lower levels before more than 40 firefighters finally extinguished the blaze.